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How to disable encrypting your outgoing e-mail subjects via OpenPGP in Thunderbird 78
Thunderbird 78 comes with a completely revamped OpenPGP integration. Several features get implemented over the course of time, but might need manual configuration. In this article, I show you how to avoid encrypting your outgoing e-mail subjects via OpenPGP, resulting in “…” in the message overview, which can make it also hard to search for message subjects.
How to disable attaching your public OpenPGP key to outgoing messages in Thunderbird 78
Thunderbird 78 comes with a completely revamped OpenPGP integration. Several features get implemented over the course of time, but might need manual configuration. In this article, I show you how to avoid attaching your public OpenPGP key to each encrypted e-mail you send.
Lessons learned from 16 years with open source and free software
At SFScon 2020 I had the opportunity to give a talk about “Ten thoughts on community leadership”.
„Ten thoughts on community leadership (talk at SFScon 2020)“ weiterlesen
Insights about working in an international free and open source community
At the openSUSE + LibreOffice Virtual Conference I had the opportunity to give a talk about “On sessions, statutes and software – A glimpse behind the scenes at TDF”.
Some thoughts on open source
Contributing to an open source community is a good deed, and good deeds are the seeds for a better future.
What to do if your FreeBSD machine experiences a high base load
I’ve recently upgraded my virtual server to FreeBSD and stumbled across an issue with high base load. Even with basically no services running and web and database shut down, the base load of the system was around 0,50. Here’s a workaround to the issue.
„High base load on FreeBSD in a virtual machine“ weiterlesen
Lessons learned from 16 years with open source and free software
Free software communities have grown mature over the past years. Perceived as rebels in the very early days, they are nowadays widely recognized and appreciated. Like in life, growing up and professionalizing comes with a very own set of challenges and questions. Apart from factual discussions about governance, licensing or legal structures, the human factor plays an even more important role.
„On communities, cooperation and cooking (talk at FOSS Backstage Extra 2020)“ weiterlesen
Last weekend, the blog was migrated to a new server
Insights about working in an international free and open source community
At FOSS Backstage 2020 in Berlin I had the opportunity to give a talk about “Ten thoughts on community leadership”. I point out common problems when working in an international free and open source community, share mistakes I’ve made and tell how you can hopefully avoid them.
The slides are available for download (PDF file, 172 KB).
„Ten thoughts on community leadership (talk at FOSS Backstage 2020)“ weiterlesen
LibreOffice was created on September 28, 2010
Nine years ago, something very special was created. It changed my life a lot for sure, it gave me new challenges too, and I am proud and eternally honoured to be part of this amazing community of friends. Happy Birthday, LibreOffice!